Happy 25th, Bashirat 💜

For the girl who changed everything

There are people who walk into your life and rearrange it — beautifully.

Bashirat, you are one of those rare people. The kind whose smile makes a room feel warmer, whose presence makes everything a little more okay. You carry yourself with a quiet strength and a joy that is impossible not to feel. Watching you grow, watching you show up for the people you love, watching you be unapologetically yourself — it's one of the greatest privileges I know.

And today, on your 25th birthday, I want you to know just how deeply loved and seen you are.

What makes you, you

25 and absolutely everything

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Your Light

There is a warmth in you that you probably don't even notice — but everyone around you does. You light up rooms, conversations, and hearts without even trying.

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Your Strength

You have faced things that would have broken most people, and you came out on the other side — still smiling, still standing, still choosing love. That is not a small thing. That is everything.

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Your Heart

The way you love is rare. You give generously, you show up fully, and you pour into the people who matter to you without keeping score. Your heart is one of a kind.

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Your Spirit

You are playful and deep all at once. You make life fun to live, but you also make it meaningful. The world is simply better with your energy in it.

A letter to my Alhaja

"Happy 25th, My Alhaja.

You deserve every candle on that cake and then some. You deserve love that is loud and love that is quiet — love that shows up on the hard days and celebrates you on the beautiful ones.

I am forever grateful for you. For the laughs, for the memories, for the way you make simply being alive feel like a gift.

Here's to 25 — and to all the magnificent things still coming your way. 💜"

— Forever yours

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